prefabricate

verb

Definition of prefabricatenext
as in to construct

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Recent Examples of prefabricate Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations and the county government. — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023 By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood. — Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023 Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event. — Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023 Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government. — Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for prefabricate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricate
  1. construct
  2. build
  3. fabricate
  4. erect
  5. assemble
  6. design
  7. make up
  8. manufacture
Verb
  • The shipyard also constructs training vessels for the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    — Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • When constructing an intricate, multi-leg Same Game Parlay, ardent bettors may spend hours assembling the wager.
    — Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of construct
Verb
  • Bar Zakheim, owner of Better Place Design & Build, a contracting business in San Diego that specializes in building accessible dwelling units, said Canada remains the best source for lumber.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2025
  • These eventually unravel, and build to an emotional wallop.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of build
Verb
  • And if that wasn't enough to give a nuclear engineer a haunted look, there's the problem of fabricating the fuel for the reactor.
    — David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Chatter surrounding Hilaria's heritage emerged in December 2020, when social media users alleged that her Spanish roots were fabricated by pointing to the fact that she was born in Boston, Mass., with the birth name Hilary.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of fabricate
Verb
  • The city erected the artwork in 2020 amid sweeping, nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The proposal is to tear down the former Hughes Health and Rehabilitation center at 29 Highland St. and erect a pair of four-story apartment buildings.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of erect
Verb
  • The 151-foot statue was assembled in France by 1884 and presented to the U.S. minister to France that same year.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This film is shaping up to be one of the biggest productions in Philippine cinema, with one of the largest casts ever assembled.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of assemble
Verb
  • Success means designing spaces where our clients' customers or patrons or guests feel good, restored, grounded.
    — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The system, designed by Lufthansa Technik for Bombardier, is a spectrum of 24 pre-programmed daylight settings to naturally speed up one’s biological clock.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of design
Verb
  • The impact of the Trump Administration's job cuts has reverberated across the federal workforce, where veterans make up nearly 30 percent of civilian employees.
    — Nik Popli, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Part 1 is made up of The Beatles covering tracks by American acts such as Carl Perkins and Chan Romero, paying homage to the rock and country tunes the musicians were loving at the time.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of make up
Verb
  • The company's initial plan was to manufacture first stages at its massive factory in Long Beach, California, and ship them through the Panama Canal to a test site at the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Signature Design By Ashley Paradise Trail Sofa $1,243 Amazon Reviewer: Kristi Kellogg, contributor Model tested: Signature Design By Ashley Paradise Trail Sofa The details: Ashley Furniture has been manufacturing and selling furniture since 1945.
    — Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of manufacture

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